How to bargain in Chinese
If you are planning to travel around China, then haggling is an essential skill to learn. Bargaining for a reasonable price is a common practice especially in small shops, street markets, souvenir shops. So its definitely worth your a while to pick up a few phrases and sentences to help you avoid being taking advantage of.
Below you can read some basic but necessary words that you should master when haggling in China.
Vocabulary
kn ji
bargain
zh ku
discount
d zh
have a discount
d b zh 20% off
d q zh 30% off
b d zh no discount
ti u le
too expensive
pin yi
cheap
y sun
budget
lo bn
boss
lo bn nin
bossfemale boss); the bosss wife
zu d ji
the lowest price
hu b sn ji
shopping around;comparative shopping
yu zh ku m
Do you offer any discount ?
k y d zh m
Can i have the discount ?
zh e ji qin ti o le,k y i w zh ku m
This price is overpriced, can you offer me discount ?
r u k y d ba zh de huw ji mi
If you can give me a 20 % discount, Ill take it.
r u w du mi y xi k y pin yi y din r m
If i buy more, can you offer me a better price?
w zi bi de din y kn do y yn de dn xi dn sh ji b jio d
I have seen the same thing in another shop for a lower price.
k y i tn yn de ji qin m
Will you match their price?
lo bn
boss
k
customer
lo bn qn wn zh e du sho qin
Excuse me, boss. How much is this clothes?
zh jin y fu 690 kui
690
This one is 690 RMB
k y pin yi y din m
Can you give me a better price?
sun n 660 ji ho
660
I can give it to you for 660.
ji hi sh yu din r cho u w de y sun,k y zi pin yi din m
The price is still a bit over my budget, can it be lower?
zu d 640 640
The lowest price is 640.
w de y sun zh yu 560,r u k y 560 de hu,w m shn ji mi
560560
My budget is only RMB 560. If you can do it for 560, I ll take it.
ho la ho la
Fine, deal.
When some stuff is overpriced, so dont be afraid to ask, just give it a shot. Youll be surprised at how much money you can save. But, not every place that you are encouraged to bargain. Where you cannot bargain in China is generally anywhere you can see physical price tags on the products.
Besides these, there are a lot of skills for you if you wanna bargain successfully. Please be prepared walk away. Dont empathize with the seller. They will never sell at a loss. And be confident, etc.
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